one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
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Large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers,sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae. 旧大陆多年生的一个草本大属，具直立伸展或攀缘的茎，微小鳞状叶片，隐形花，有时放入天门冬科。
